subject: Discover How You Can Cut Your Fuel Bills And Help Preserve The Planet From Home [print this page] Preserving the planet is essential to ensure future generations can enjoy and prosper as we and past generations have been able to do. The reality is that our planet is under treat from a whole host of dangers that include illegal logging, pollution and a receding ozone layer.
It may seem that one individual can make little impact in helping to preserve our wonderful planet however, this is not true. Your actions to help preserve our planet can motivate and inspire others to do the same and that collective movement can make a huge difference.
Helping to save the planet does not mean that you have to go to the rainforests and protest you can make a difference from the comfort of your home. To help you get started here are a few tips for going green:
1) If you have central heating in your house turn the thermostat down one degree. One degree will not make too much difference to the temperature of your home but it could save you up to 10 per cent on heating bills because you are using less energy.
2) If you live in a cold country make sure your home is fully insulated. Insulate places like the loft as this can help reduce the loss of heat by up to 45 %.
3) Do you spend a long time in the bath? For example, if you take a five minute shower everyday rather than a bath you could save between 400 to 425 litres of water a month.
4) If you use a washing machine and a dryer only fill it up with a full load and use the economy setting to reduce the power output.
5) Do you leave the tap running when you are brushing your teeth? Make sure you turn it off when not in use as you can save a lot of money that way.
6) Do not leave the lights on in the house when they are not in use. If the light is on in the room get into the habit to switch it off as you leave the room.
7) You can reduce your consumption of energy by using energy saving light bulbs. These special bulbs use less than a quarter of the electricity needed by ordinary bulbs. They also have the added benefit that they last much longer.
8) If you are interested in getting more involved with environmental issues you can volunteer with the Voluntary Services Overseas who have jobs available in overseas aid projects around the world. For further information check out their website at vso.org.uk
by: Peter Nibley
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